Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Stanford admits Kiwis don't want to work

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Immigration Minister, Erica Stanford, criticising ACT's proposed levy on immigrant workers, said it will fall to farmers to pay it. Farm...
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Saturday, May 02, 2026

How MSD treats covid fraudsters is revealing

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For the last four years, the Ministry of Social Development, the main agency for the Wage Subsidy Scheme, has relentlessly reported ...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Luxon isn't talking to me

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Speaking after his cabinet meeting yesterday, affirming his continuing leadership of the National Party, Prime Minister Chris Luxon said: ...
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Monday, April 13, 2026

Immigrants pull their weight

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Just-released March 2026 ethnic data shows Maori form the largest group of dependent unemployed people. At the end of March 2026 48,261 Mao...
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Wednesday, April 01, 2026

'Brown Optimism'

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I visited the new Wellington Library today unprepared for the towering inscription, rising through almost three stories, which has been inst...
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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Hipkins under-performing and underwhelming

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Opposition leader Chris Hipkins does a regular slot with host Nick Mills on the Wellington NewstalkZB  morning show. On Wednesday, much of t...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Understanding the $50 boost for working families

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I am not a supporter of government hand-outs. That's because I am not a supporter of the government taking people's money by force a...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

Latest benefit numbers - beware the spin

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Await some spin regarding falling beneficiary numbers.  But be skeptical. After two months of data problems, MSD has managed to produce mont...